Month: December 2017

MILWAUKEE (AP) — Harley-Davidson is placing a renewed emphasis on teaching people to ride as part of its efforts to attract more customers.  The Milwaukee-based company's decision to expand the number of dealerships with a Harley "Riding Academy" comes as the industry grapples with years of declining sales and an aging customer base.  The program launched in 2000 with about 50 locations and now 245 dealerships in the U.S. offer […]

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — There appears to be little appetite among Wisconsin Republican leaders to take up some of the most divisive proposals pending when the Legislature returns next month. Lawmakers are expected to make a brief, final push before the session ends in the spring and the focus shifts to the fall election.  Democrats, meanwhile, will continue to try and play defense and make arguments for why Republicans should […]

KAUKAUNA, Wis. (AP) — Police in Wisconsin say an elderly woman whose charred remains were found in her car may have caused a fire when she became disoriented and drove over railroad tracks.  Kaukauna police say it could take weeks to confirm the identity of the woman officers found Saturday after reports of a fire.  Police said interviews with witnesses led investigators to believe the woman mistook the railroad tracks […]

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Longtime Democratic Madison Mayor Paul Soglin says he plans to formally launch a run for governor "in a few weeks."  The 72-year-old Soglin posted a plea for help Tuesday on Facebook, asking supporters to spread the word so he could "see the potential of using Facebook" in the campaign. He says that social media "will play an important role."  Soglin has been openly toying with the […]

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Foxconn, a fatal explosion, a late state budget and sexual misconduct in the Legislature made up some of Wisconsin's top stories of 2017.  The biggest was the announcement in July that Foxconn Technology Group was looking to build a massive plant in southeastern Wisconsin. Republican lawmakers passed an unprecedented $3 billion incentives package in September to seal the deal.  A Didion Milling Co. corn processing plant […]

Two people are dead following separate car accidents over the weekend in central Wisconsin. One of the victims was a 47-year-old woman who lost control of her truck at about 2 p.m. Sunday near Plainfield while going southbound on Interstate 39. The Wisconsin State Patrol says the woman was ejected from her truck when it went into a ditch and rolled.    On Saturday afternoon, a 21-year-old man died in […]

WEST BEND, Wis. (AP) — A woman carrying a baby Jesus figurine that had gone missing from a Nativity scene at a Wisconsin park has been arrested for theft.  Police in West Bend, Wisconsin, say an officer spotted a 21-year-old woman walking early Sunday with the figurine. When the officer attempted to stop and speak with her, she ran. The officer caught her and she was arrested on charges of […]

A 25 year old Appleton man was arrested following a high speed chase in a stolen vehicle in Fond du Lac, Dodge and Washington counties.  Shortly before 1am Christmas morning a Fond du lac County Sheriff’s deputy attempted to stop a speeding vehicle on southbound Interstate 41.   The vehicle failed to stop and fled southbound at speeds over 100 miles an hour.    The vehicle ran over stop sticks near County […]

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Dairy experts say Wisconsin farmers need to tip the scales of supply and demand back into their favor in order to get better prices but producers are unsure of what methods to take.  Producers don't agree which side of the equation they should focus on.  Dairy farmer Gordon Speirs says he believes the industry should find new markets to address the growth in production. Speirs says […]